Posted on 03/08/2006 9:48:08 AM PST by presidio9
Fitness guru Richard Simmons, who has been offering guidance to the out-of-shape masses on his Sirius Satellite radio program of late, reveals, "Now we're going to turn it into a television show. Right now everyone is offering me certain things, but I know the show I want to do."
As in his radio gig, he'll respond to people who write to him about their weight -- and life -- problems.
Simmons' ebullience is on hold when he soberly discusses the epidemic of obesity in America. "Bottom line, I think, is the fact that people have low self-worth right now. People are drowning their sorrows in food. There are a lot of financial problems and relationship problems out there," he notes, "people who have lost their self-confidence and self-respect."
He points out, "Now we have more than 400,000 people who weigh over 400 pounds in this country. Most of them are housebound. Then there's a whole segment of women, 200-300 pounds -- they're walking, but they hurt. There are very few rehab centers that deal with them. The government ain't gonna help. It's going to take educating people, educating families, about getting on programs they can live with."
Simmons, who often pays visits to such shut-ins at their homes and at medical facilities, admits, "I'm not saying that it sometimes doesn't destroy me. I go in clowning and sing and all that, and leave in just a mess. No matter where I go, there are overweight children and adults. Do they love themselves? Someone could have said something years ago that sticks with them for life: 'You'll never lose weight,' or 'You'll never get married.' People have to pull themselves up out of the ashes and say, 'I am made in God's image.'"
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Raw tonage.
Who knows? ....but they sure love grub.
No weigh!
Richard Simmons is gay no doubt but i respect what he does, in high school i new a kid that lost over 100 lbs he did his workout stuff and Richard Simmons actually went to his house and met him! This was a not a publicity stunt or anything, he(the kid i knew) said Simmons didn't bring TV cameras or anything. he seems like an ok dude/dudette. BTW, this was in NW Indiana. :)
Definitely a biiiiig problem.
ok....OK!!!!
you GOT ME with that one!
I actually get a kick out of Simmons. Yes, he's clearly gay. But more importantly, he doesn't make an issue out of his fudgepacking, so I don't have to think of it. Hate the sin, not the sinner, right?
Is that a Harley Fat Boy?
He's a fruit for sure but his interest in helping people is truely genuine and he does a lot of good. He could stand to lose the short shorts though.
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